Thursday, December 01, 2011

Caroline Visit Wrap Up And More!

Baby cat is getting accustomed to life at the Starnes house. She's fattening up a bit, starting to play and loves quiet time with Lainey more than anything.

Jack wrapped me a birthday gift. Spent over an hour on it. I love kids.

We dropped off our Operation Christmas Child boxes at the Calvary Chapel down the road.

Our contributions seemed meager compared to the box loads due to big organizations who participate, but we still felt good about giving.

Off to Anaheim we went.

Checked in, got comfy and took a long nap pre-park visit.

When the kids woke, they found Stefan the Elf perched above the bathroom mirror. Silly elf. Found us at the hotel.

We didn't arrive until dark, which was lovely.

Everyone renewed passes. Nice one, Jack.

Ate, road and laughed our way through the park. There are fewer places in the world that make Caroline and I happier than Disneyland with our kids.

Laine got this Rapunzel dress from Caroline and Jack brought his Halloween costume. The good thing about these pieces? Extra layer of warmth when it gets chilly at night.

Vacation Fairy!

Stephan sat perched with a driver's license from the Autopia driving school in the park. Which can mean only one thing. He drove one of the cars, too. Those elves are sneaky!

Carter's Vinylmation obsession is in full force. He'd like this one, Pa.

Time to see Santa! Good thing the littlest bit was dressed truthfully.

Life isn't going to be as much fun anymore when she can read.

Tree didn't come down. Promise.

I can't recall if Santa or Carter initiated the hand shake, but it was an odd representation of what is changing this year. Carter now "knows". Blake, Caroline and I sat him down to fill him in. More to come on that.

The Santa visit gives me anxiety every year. Not because I honestly care of if my kids sit properly on his lap and politely request a toy. I gave up on that a long time ago.

It's the damn lines!

Santa at California Adventure took only about 10 minutes. He left briefly - probably to do some shots in the back like I would be doing if I had this job - and the picture went well.

Crossed off the list, baby! And, before December even arrived.

Caroline and I tortured Carter with head bands and just about anything else that came to mind.

Speaking of my sweet Caroline......she left a day early after not feeling good and is now in the hospital. Hopefully just a brief visit.....her fever is normal and blood pressure looks good.....but please pray for her if that's your kind of thing.

What a GREAT post! Love that sourdough turkey!! Brillian! LSU ornaments=awesome.I was having a down day the other day and driving home I thought of Disneyland. I thought to myself. I just want to run away to Disney World and/or Land. The HAPPIEST place on earth. It truly is especially at Christmas.

so behind....liking the new cat (god bless him), glad the Caroline visit was good. Your new biz is going great, if you need an OKC branch we should chat! still don't know how you do disney so much and hotels so much, you rock!